SALUTE 53  - 11 April 2026

Please read, even if you are a SALUTE regular as processes have changed. 

This explains how SALUTE works on the Friday and Saturday, in the weeks before the event and contains key information.

This guide will be maintained and updated on this link.

For any queries not addressed below please email exhibitors@salute.co.uk

For use on the 10-11 April ONLY and for real emergencies only , call Phil on 07458908523.

(Where we say exhibitors below, we mean both traders and those putting on games or displays unless otherwise specified).  

Timeline

February 

• Excel will email exhibitors offering Excel services.

• Anything you wish to take up in that offer is a matter between you and Excel   

1st Week March

• Wristbands will be mailed out to all UK exhibitors.  

• Band colours – red for traders and commercial games, green for club games, yellow for press.  

• We will not post out to non-UK exhibitors: those wristbands can be picked up at the Exhibitor Pedestrian Door on Friday PM or Saturday AM. Please have your booking confirmation email to hand.

• Any other issues on wristbands will be resolved on the day and additonal bands left at pedestrian exhibitor door.

2nd Week of March

• Excel booking system for parking opens for SALUTE, see parking below. You must prebook parking

• The ‘Voyage Control’ system opens to book vehicle entry to the halls for setup (this is separate from parking)

Friday 10 April

• Exhibitor access (vehicles and foot) to hall from 1300 for setup (time may vary dependent on how morning set up is going). We are NORTH side this year

• Trolleys are not encouraged on the boulevard. However, for anyone that must leave via the boulevard with no other means of leaving the venue via the lorryway, the trolley must have sides (not a flatbed style trolley) and must not contain stand building items. Examples of trolleys allowed on the boulevard:

• Issues of a table too few or too many can be resolved on the day see Setup of Stands below

• Stand lists and public plan here: https://southlondonwarlords.co.uk/next-salute

• No U16s are allowed on the floor during set up

• ALL EXHIBITORS must have read and have hard copy, or accessible hard copy of Emergency Procedures Manual: excel-24-emergency-procedures-brochures.pdf  

• Last vehicle entry allowed 1630

• All vehicles out by 1645

• Doors close 1700

• The venue is secured overnight - but SLW take no responsibility for any loss 

• Exhibitor Pedestrian Door on Friday PM or Saturday AM. Please have your booking confirmation email to hand.

• Traders and commercial games collect one Trader Goodie Bag per stand from the Info Stand.  

• All those with green wristbands (those running club games) may collect one show goodie bag and show mug from the Info Stand - must collect in person.

Saturday 11 April AM

• Exhibitor access (vehicles and foot) to hall from 0700 for setup - We are NORTH side this year

• Trolleys are not encouraged on the boulevard. However, for anyone that must leave via the boulevard with no other means of leaving the venue via the lorryway, the trolley must have sides (not a flatbed style trolley) and must not contain stand building items. Examples of trolleys allowed on the boulevard:

• Issues of a table too few or too many can be resolved on the day see Setup of Stands below

• Stand lists and public plan here: https://southlondonwarlords.co.uk/next-salute

• No U16s are allowed on the floor during set up

• ALL EXHIBITORS must have read and have hard copy of, or accessible e-copy of, Emergency Procedures Manual: excel-24-emergency-procedures-brochures.pdf

• Exhibitor Pedestrian Door on Friday PM or Saturday AM. Please have your booking confirmation email to hand.

• Traders and commercial games collect one Trader Goodie Bag per stand from the Info Stand, PREFERABLY. before show starts.

• All those with green wristbands (those running club games) may collect one show goodie bag and show mug from the Info Stand - must collect in person, PREFERABLY before show starts.

• Last vehicle entry for set up is 0915

• All vehicles must be out by 0930

• Show opens at 1000 (earlier if hall is ready)

Saturday 12 April PM

• Exhibitor vehicles may stack in queue hall from 1600

• Show closes at 1700

• No U16s are allowed on the floor during break down/after 1700

• Vehicles will be allowed in as soon after 1700 once hall is clear of public

Information

Warlord Club Volunteers who are on shift will be wearing t-shirts with the SALUTE 53 logo and name badges.

The Warlords’ show office is by stand GG07, the Information Stand is part of the central block.

General venue info

Health & Safety

• No U16s are allowed on the hall floor during set up

• ALL EXHIBITORS must have read and have hard copy, or accessible hard copy of Emergency Procedures Manual: excel-24-emergency-procedures-brochures.pdf

Vehicle Access & Entry/Exit to Halls

• To bring your vehicles into the halls to unload, you will need to register for access through Excel’s ‘Voyage Control’ system which will open for Salute bookings 3 weeks before the show date.

• This is separate from parking.

• Codes and details for booking access via Voyage Control are detailed at bottom of this page. 

• We are in the NORTH side halls, access to halls for vehicles is through the Excel Traffic Office, Sandstone Lane, E16 1FR via Royal Albert Way

• Map - https://www.excel.london/uploads/excel-24_campus-travel-map_sep24.jpg

• We will be inviting vehicles to queue in the adjacent hall from after 16:00 to allow a faster break down after we close at 17:00.

• We marshal traffic in set up and break down, and run a one way system. This has proven to be the fastest way to achieve breakdown for all. 

• Please be patient and obey our marshal directions

• Pedestrian access is from the public boulevard via the Exhibitor Door for Hall S13. NO trolleys or super big bags allowed in that way.

Parking

• Pre-booking is the only way to guarantee a space in the car park at the venue. Book here.

• We have no say on distance from allocated parking to the show floor, be aware it can be  somewhat of a walk. 

• We don’t the control parking system - please refer all issues to Excel Parking.

Free Parking  for Clubs

• Clubs will be repaid the parking costs as post show expenses - we will email clubs separately on that (NO codes this year!).

• You MUST prebook and pay as normal for parking, and keep payment details. ]

  Deliveries, Couriers, Freight Forwarding 

• Warlords will not sign for deliveries – you must be present.

• It follows that you can only book deliveries for between 1300-1630 on the Friday or 0700-0930 on the Saturday and only if you have staff on stand.

• Excel can provide a freight forwarding service (https://www.excel.london/faqs/logistics-services) but same limit on hours applies to that service 

Power

• There are no power sockets available in the show unless you specifically booked one.

WiFi

• Although there is a free public Wi-Fi service venue-wide, this is only suitable for general browsing and email, but it is not designed for business-critical or high-bandwidth use.

• Phone and wifi signal has been generally been sufficient in the past for POS.

• However, Excel has a range of reliable, high-speed Wi-Fi options for your stand, with average upload and download speeds of up to 8 Mbps. For faster or more secure access, we recommend a hard-wired connection. You can purchase a Wi-Fi connection at Excel’s Webshop. See also technology FAQs).

  Setup of Stands

• As described in booking manual the stands are not marked out on the floor

• The positioning of tables and the temporary walls show the stand positions

• Stand and games spaces will be labelled 

• On arrival and before set up ensure you have the right space and ideal engage with neighbours on boundaries.

• If you have surplus tables please fold and return to table stores in hall corners .

• If you are short of what requested, please obtain from corner table stores: trade stands may have no more than TWO tables per 6’ of stand width.

• We are flexible on set up within your area  but – especially for 6’ stands – please be aware of how customer circulation (with big back packs) may affect your neighbours.  

• Any issues please speak to a Warlord volunteer

Rubbish

• You are expected to please backload surplus packaging, pallets, and other stand rubbish on to your vehicles and remove from the site.

• We are charged for excess rubbish, be that in the commercial wheelie bins available or left on the floor, and we will recharge that to exhibitors where we can identify offenders.

• The small round plastic bins are for customer waste only.

Voyage Control - To bring a vehicle into the hall… Can be booked on day so even your last minute hire/taxi/uber can get in to drop you by your space…

[WILL BE UPDATED IN MARCH]